Public school has ended for 2025. The Christmas and New Year’s holidays extend through Friday, January 2nd. Classes resume on Monday, the 3rd. Also reopening on January 3rd is Madisonville Community College.
This is from Webster County Emergency Management. The new code red emergency phone notification number needs to be added as a contact in your phone. The number is 1-206-536-3695. It’s hoped this number will prevent it from being marked as spam The number again is 1-206-536-3695. Improvements to the system will soon be made.
In Washington, Congressman James Comer says the Department of Justice is releasting documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. He spoke about it on Fox News.
The Kentucky African American Heritage Commission Grants Committee meets this morning at 10 Central Time. To participate in this Zoom meeting, search the Kentucky African American Heritage Commission Grants Committee.
The National Weather Service is calling for well above normal temperatures this week. Highs on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will be around 70.
The Hopkins County organization that encourages citizens to embrace veterans and first responders is announcing that its Everyday Heroes Mini Grants Program has now presented more than 50-thousand dollars to first responder departments. Since the formation of the Patrick udd Project, the the organization has donated over half a million dollars to first responder, veteran, and military initiatives.
The state says lots of progress is being made on the I-69 Ohio River Crossing. In recent days, the work has involved the approach roadways and bridges in Evansville. Beams have been set, and the deck on the first new bridge is being poured. Officials say the work will be 60 percent complete by the end of the year.
Here’s some good news from Frankfort. The governor says there’s a 7 percent decrease in highway fatalities since this time last year. So what you’re doing to drive safely is working.
Kentucky Youth Advocates says obesity is a major problem in the 6 to 17 year old age bracket. They report that there has been a more than 270 percent increase in the number of obese children compared to the 1970s. Experts are saying that food insecurity is closely linked to poor nutrition. They say that too many parents are relying on cheap, ultraprocessed food that’s closely associated with obesity.
In Greenville, the Felix E. Martin Junior Foundation encourages the community to learn about their grants. That can be done by signing up for their e-news. There’s more on their Facebook page.
From the C-Plant Federal Credit Union Newsroom, I’m Boyce Tate.
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